vessels

Example Sentences

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"Over the past 24 hours, 26 vessels -- including oil tankers, container ships and other commercial vessels -- transited the Strait of Hormuz," said the Guards' navy in a post on X.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The ministry also said that all the activists had been transferred to Israeli vessels and that they would be allowed to meet their consular representatives after arriving in Israel.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

On Feb. 27, the day before the conflict began, more than 150 tankers and vessels traveled through the strait.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

It marks at least the third time the U.S. has seized an oil tanker in connection with its crackdown of Iran-linked shadow-fleet vessels.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Greta, too, had seen vessels of its kind.

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater